Meaning of the nameIzaura
- Female
- I-zau-ra
Izaura is a feminine name written with Z, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records as a spelling variant of Isaura.
Meaning
The meaning of Izaura is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 11,866
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,518
- Median age
- 67 years
- 2010 Census
- 14,926
- people
Izaura in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Izaura, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (2,917 people).
11,814 women 52 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Izaura is most common
States with the highest share of people named Izaura in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.011%
- Espírito Santo 0.011%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.011%
- Rondônia 0.009%
- Mato Grosso 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,009 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 1,305 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,120 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 674 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 606 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 573 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 508 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 503 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 423 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 360 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 353 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 295 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 292 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso | 266 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 251 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 237 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 160 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 153 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 149 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 140 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 125 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 98 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 83 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 68 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 56 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 30 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 29 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Izaura
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Izaura among the spelling variants of Isaura. For Isaura, the dictionary cites Machado, who explains it as the feminine of Isauro, from Latin, 'native of Isauria'; Behind the Name also gives Isaura as a Late Latin name, 'from Isauria', a region of Asia Minor. The origin of the spelling with Z is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,866 people named Izaura, with a median age of 67. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Isaura · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Isaura · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Isaura · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Izaura
What does the name Izaura mean?
The meaning of Izaura is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Izaura in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,866 people with the first name Izaura, which ranks it number 1,518 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Izaura a boy's or a girl's name?
Izaura is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 11,814 women and 52 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Izaura most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.011% of the state's population is named Izaura (1,305 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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